# Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula

https://mins.news/en/item/85759

- France 24, 2026-10-05 00:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261005-brazil-presidential-election-runoff-bolsonaro-lula

> Brazilians voted Sunday in a high-stakes presidential contest between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, amid a regional shift to the right. Bolsonaro is the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. A runoff is scheduled for October 25 if neither candidate wins an outright majority.

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